Questions tagged [opensuse]
A general purpose operating system built on top of the Linux kernel, developed by the community-supported openSUSE Project.
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WSL2 OpenSUSE - Getting XFCE to work
I've been using OpenSUSE-Tumbleweed on WSL2 and tried to implement XFCE. However, when I run startxfce4, the following is shown and XFCE doesn't start:
/usr/bin/startxfce4: X server already running on ...
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Podman unable to advertise port 53 even when the container has his own IP address
I am getting an error: Error: cannot listen on the TCP port: listen tcp4 :53: bind: address already in use When creating a container that gets his own IP address, this means that regardless of if ...
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How to change text size according to screen size
I'm using a Dell Precision 7770 laptop running openSUSE Leap 15.5 and using NVIDIA drivers and the KDE window manager. All software is up to date with latest supported versions. Normally I run it with ...
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Prevent gnome keyring password being reset after update
Gnome Keyring (Seahorse / Passwords & Keys GUI app) resets the default Login keyring's password when updating its associated package.
This is especially an issue on distributions with frequent ...
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mdadm won't update or install after file conflict: "Unpacking of archive failed on file /usr/sbin/mdadm;65da9dab", "no such file or directory "
I'm trying to update my system with zypper dup but mdadm specifically is having trouble. I'm on openSUSE Tumbleweed and running this in fish, if that matters. I also do not have any form of RAID set ...
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Unable to setup RKE2 slave node
I am trying to install RKE2 in MicroOS KVM and XEN Container Host from openSUSE MicroOS - Get openSUSE
I am provisioning my VM with the followings combustion script that follows Quick Start | RKE2
#!/...
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Libsoup error encountered when updating openSUSE using zypper
I'm using openSUSE Leap 15.5 and zypper version 1.14.68
Upon startup, the system will attempt to run the updater, which fails. In order to get a more detailed error, I updated manually using:
sudo ...
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OpenCL haning in clEnqueueReadBuffer
As follow up to this question where I my last code
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdint.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#define CL_TARGET_OPENCL_VERSION 210
#include "CL/cl.h"
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Kubernetes cannot join server cluster
I have two OpenSUSE Micro Leap 5.5 VMs in the same network called m0.k8b.intranet.domain and m1.k8b.intranet.domain. Both are clean Preconfigured images from https://get.opensuse.org/leapmicro/5.5/.
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Unstable Wi-Fi connection
I recently moved to openSUSE Tumbleweed on my laptop (XPS 13 7390), and I’m experiencing a lot of issues with my Wi-Fi connection, i.e. it stays connected to the router but for some reason internet ...
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How to set a shell script as KDE file association
Disclaimer: Cross-posted from SU (which I know is usually discouraged) How to set a shell script as KDE file association. Since with only 14 views and no response whatsoever within 3 days I do not ...
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I've been stuck on the bootloader after installing once again (using openSUSE Leap 15.5), but got a different result
Well, to begin, I'm wanting to run openSUSE Leap 15.5 with the Server role on a HPE Microserver Gen8 using the RAID controller B120i that's embedded, and an Intel Xeon E3-1220Lv2.
When first ...
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Why was pidof and pgrep removed from OpenSuse 15.5?
In openSuse leap 15.5, there are no packages offering pidof?
SysVinit-tools package were part of the OS bundle previosuly, but was removed in 15.5. So, is there any alternates without installing ...
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"MDS CPU bug present and SMT on" Bugs decteted after running JURNALCTL on opensuse leap 15.5 shell
Running JURNALCTL on opensuse leap 15.5 shell , it detected the following bugs:
1- MDS CPU bug present and SMT on, data leak possible. See https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/admin-guide/hw-vuln/...
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Why using Grsync to synchronize pendrives in opensuse leap 15.5 , when I insert them in a windows10 OS they are seen as corrupted even if they work?
When I use grsync in opensuse leap 15.5 to synchronize pendrives, it works perfectly , only when I insert one of those pendrives in a windows10 OS they are seen as corrupted and a correction is ...
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Why VLC couldn't play .mp4 properly?
Parole Media Player can play .mp4 properly on openSUSE 15.5, perhaps openSUSE 15.5 has enough codecs. While VLC only can play sound, and a few seconds of .mp4 video, how to set VLC to get over this ...
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snapper -c home create-config /home
After installation of openSUSE, snapper -c home create-config /home says "Creating config failed (creating btrfs subvolume .snapshots failed since it already exists)". I want to have ...
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I'd need a gigantic bitmapped font
My laptop display has ~180 dpi, and it's fine. But.
Sometimes I need to run old X apps (now, it's osd_cat) that do not support scalable fonts, and what is displayed is miserably small.
The largest ...
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Signature verification for Repository openSUSE:update-sle failed
This morning my opensuse leap 15.5 OS , don' t update and gives the following error:
"Signature verification for Repository openSUSE:update-sle failed ".
Did this happen to someone else?
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Linux header and extra modules on ubuntu container from an open suse micro os host with mismatch kernel versions
I have an Open SUSE micro OS host with kernel 6.5.9-1-default and an Ubuntu 22.04 distrobox container.
I need to install the linux-headers-$(uname -r) and linux-modules-extra-$(uname -r) packages and ...
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What's wrong with my configuration for network install of Opensuse on ppc64?
I want to try to install an opensuse tumbleweed on ppc64.
I have a server with dhcp and tftp, I have configured it
vim /etc/dhcp/dhcpd.conf
allow bootp;
host ibmlinux {
hardware ethernet ***;
fixed-...
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Broken Fedora install: can't read superblock on /dev/nvme0n1p4
I honestly don't know how this happened, as far is I can tell I was only using openSUSE Tumbleweed (my first distro), but at some point I couldn't boot on Fedora (my second distro) anymore.
I can't ...
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My Grub2 is perfect, except I can't update it other than manually (editing grub.cfg). How do I clean this up?
I'm running openSUSE Tumbleweed on an Acer laptop. Please feel free to ask for any hardware / software details that may be important in the comments.
My problem is:
> sudo grub2-mkconfig -o /boot/...
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So many Grubs for only 2 distros... What should I do?
I have two hard disks, one HDD (/dev/nvme0n1) and one SSD (/dev/sda).
The first one contains mainly Fedora, and the second one mainly OpenSUSE Tumbleweed. The details are below:
GParted /dev/nvme0n1
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Black screen at boot time after a kernel update/upgrade or a clean install
Yo there, I have been experiencing a black screen problem after a clean install, an update of the kernel or upgrade of the distribution (opensuse tumbleweed). Recently what it struck the issue was a ...
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Upgrade from latest version
Let me first apologize if the question itself is… stupid. Can I upgrade from a latest version, in this case openSuse LEAP 15.5? How problematic it would be, or which would be the consequences?
I ...
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Install additional Python on OpenSUSE (without breaking existing Pythons)
Situation
Our company has an internal Server
OpenSUSE Leap 15.5
Python 3.6(.15)
Python 2.7(.18)
see details for more information
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As Python 3.6 is already EOL we want to install a newer Python (...
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OpenSuse Tumbleweed: Booting to TTY1 console (no GUI)
After running updates or installations with Zypper, I sometimes reboot to find myself stuck in a console (tty1). The first time, it was directly after I installed VirtualBox. That time, I managed to ...
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Support for h264 codec, Open Suse
14:37 boffi@localhost:~ $ mpv Inaugurazione\ Cortile.mp4
(+) Video --vid=1 (*) (h264 1920x1080 30.000fps)
(+) Audio --aid=1 --alang=eng (*) (aac 2ch 48000Hz)
[ffmpeg/video] libopenh264: libopenh264....
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Linux stuck at boot after updating opensuse tumbleweed
I installed opensuse tumbleweed, updated to newest version, installed amdgpu for opencl usages. Rebooted, worked correctly. Updated via "sudo zypper dup" and there were some kernel changes. ...
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Moving hard disk from one laptop to the other: how to update OS drivers?
I have moved a hard disk containing openSUSE Leap 15.5 from one laptop to the other. The two laptops are from two different manufacturers.
The OS runs fine on the new laptop. But there are some ...
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QT application menus don't drop shadow under KDE plasma
QT applications, like Qt Creator, menus don't drop shadow under KDE Plasma 5.
I would expect a better integration between KDE and Qt. Even Gtk3/Gnome applications have menus with shadows, but not Qt!?
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How to add a signing key for modules in OpenSUSE Leap 15?
Well, I thought I could use openSUSE Leap 15.5 "out of the box" (in my case: after upgrading from 15.4), but I have the problem that a kernel module (WLAN driver) is not accepted by the ...
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How to install the ksysguard daemon on a headless server?
I'd like to remote-sense performance data (CPU & RAM usage etc.) of my OpenSuSE 15.5 based headless server from my workstation. As running top in a terminal window is not enough for my use case, I'...
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Changing resolution causes black screen
I have a laptop with maximum supported resolution 2560x1440. Whenever I change the resolution, the display turns black. (The 20 second grace period is observed)
I'm using openSUSE Tumbleweed.
Here are ...
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Internal Error in OpenSUSE Upgrader
I'm trying to upgrade a very old, 32-bit OpenSUSE 13.2 to 64-bit Leap 15.1 by booting from the Leap DVD. The "Analyzing" phase runs into an internal error:
Internal error. Please report a ...
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Can I customize the boot loading animation?
Not the GRUB menu, the boot itself when I am loading into an os.
I want to change the loading animation/gif/video/whatever that is displayed below the brand name. For example, when booting to Windows, ...
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How to enable snapshots on a btrfs root file system on a transactional server?
I recently had to reinstall my OppenSuSE Leap 15.5 based home server after a severe crash. The installer suggested me the "transactional server" option. But once the system was again ready ...
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SUSE zypper update then patch?
I have a SUSE SL15 SP2 system that needs patching / updating. I am not sure of the differences between updating the OS and patching the OS.
The way I have read it, updating - updates any rpms ...
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KDE doesn't see plugged in external drives anymore (panel widget and Dolphin) though the system sees them
My KDE Plasma (I'm running openSUSE Tumbleweed):
... doesn't detect USB sticks anymore (neither in the Devices panel widget nor in Dolphin). I'm not sure if it's an exfat or general problem, all my ...
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How do I adapt a .img clone of my hard disk (1 partition with openSUSE) to another computer?
I have used the dd command to backup my Linux partition (openSUSE Tumbleweed) into a .img file that I saved on an external hard drive.
However, I guess dd-ing it on another computer may cause problems,...
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Why doesn't openSUSE GUI allow one letter usernames during first install?
I burned the openSUSE Tumbleweed iso on USB and plugged it into a laptop to try it out. I ran the gui installer. When asked to choose a username I typed q in the username. However I was unable to ...
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openSUSE Tumbleweed: facial recognition for login: howdy and PAM configuration issues
My laptop is an Acer Swift 3. It has a fingerprint sensor, but there’s no Linux driver for this one (last time I checked).
So since I like Windows Hello, I decided to set up face recognition. I’m ...
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Recover grub on encrypted partition without lvm
I have a problem because i need, in rescue system, to mount my encrypted root partition on openSuse leap15.5, but when i try to activate the logical volumes there is no vgchange nor any lvm commands, ...
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I uninstalled zypper in openSuse Tumbleweed by accident, how do I get it back?
I thought I'd do some cleaning up, so I ran:
zypper packages --orphaned | awk -F'|' 'NR==0 || NR==1 || NR==2 || NR==3 || NR==4 {next} {print $3}' \
| grep -v Name | sudo xargs zypper remove --...
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What is the **openSUSE way** for using VLAN 10 for my host and VLAN 20 for guest VMs with a bridged connection and KVM?
I have a fresh install of openSUSE Tumbleweed installed on my box. During the install process I said to install KVM Hypervisor and it defauled to a bridged connection (which is what I want).
My box is ...
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Why does an upgrade from OpenSuSE Leap 15.4 to 15.5 lead to a downgrade of PostgreSQL, vim, and some other packages?
When upgrading my homelab from OpenSuSE Leap 15.4 (x86_64) to 15.5 by using zypper --releasever=15.4 dup --download-in-heaps, I am told to confirm a downgrade a bunch of packages, most (but not all) ...
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Broke the Login Screen on OpenSuse Tumblweed after removing packages
I mindlessly removed some packages which I should not have removed, these packages are:
btrfsmaintenance dejavu-fonts desktop-data-openSUSE docbook_4 efont-unicode-bitmap-fonts fonts-config ...
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OpenSuse Tumbleweed not upgrading the kernel
I've been upgrading my Tumbleweed machine using the following command:
sudo zypper dup --no-allow-vendor-change
(The no allow is to prevent codec packages from switching away from Packman.)
It's ...
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How to zoom a webcam in KDE Plasma 5 on openSUSE Tumbleweed?
I have a Schenker XMG U706 notebook which has a BisonCam NB Pro cam in it. I remember when having used Zoom (What a coincidende in naming! :) under (dual boot) Windows I could zoom in/out the video. ...